I’ve had my AppleWatch for about three years now and as every true Apple fan I love it. All my things are Apple, so when I was looking for an activity tracker there was no doubt in my mind that I should get an AppleWatch. And it serves the purpose: tracks steps and workouts, measures heartbeat, and you can even check your messages, take phone calls and switch music on it (now we even have Spotify connected to it). Pretty amazing, right?

However as a turn of events, I won a FitBit Charge 3 on the 13th of November.
No, this post is not sponsored by FitBit

I would lie, if I say I wasn’t tempted. So I decided to compare the two devices for a week.

I set up my FitBit with all my personal data: heights, weight, etc. I put it on my wrist and OMG… its so light, I can’t even feel it. It feels like it isn’t even on me. Amazing. Compared to my AppleWatch, which is from steel and is heavy, this is amazing.

It tracked my steps, cool. Reminded me to stand up, cool. I saw all those things on my Apple Watch. So I went to the gym immediately on the first day to try it out “live”.

So here’s the thing…  during my run, I got used to lifting my arm and being able to see how I’m doing in terms of time and distance. With my AppleWatch you can easily do it. Its with different colours and the screen is super sensitive. As soon as I lift my arm it lights up and I can see it. With the FitBit you actually need to push the button on the side to read it, which at first was pretty annoying, just like the fact that the display was smaller. However since the FitBit was lighter it was much easier to run, I didn’t feel like I was wearing to watches, rather than just having my usual watch on. But the most interesting and important part is that they both measured my workout completely differently. I got different km-s ran and different total calories burnt. However my heartbeat was the same. What I liked about the FitBit more was the fact that it told me when I was in my fat burning range and when I was in my cardio base. For someone, as obsessed with fitness, as me, it was a very important part. And the displays were totally different as well, but that’s more of a taste issue.

FitBit

AppleWatch

So once I finally got home I sat down and started playing with my FitBit just to get an understanding what can I do with it. And OMG… did you know you can log your food, and it also tells you the daily calories you need to consume in order to reach your goal weight and you can even choose if you want it to be a slow wight loss or a quicker one – and based on that you get your calorie deficit.
Basically like MyFitnessPal just on your FitBit app. I didn’t know about it, since I wasn’t prepared to get something like this, it caught me by surprise.

That night I used the sleep tracker, which was the function I was most interested in and it was good. I mean it did tell me when I was awake or restless so that was good. I don’t really have any deep opinions on this function since I can’t compare it to anything, just my app on my phone that measures my sleep, but they were mostly aligning so that’s good.

Furthermore I just loved the fireworks when I reached 10.000 steps, that was super cute
And have I mentioned the training function? Yes, it does help you work out if you need it, so if you are new in this fitness and workout world you get immediate guidance, help and support.

Another impressive is that it does ring when my phone rings, and I receive messages on it, just like my AppleWatch with smaller display, and no reply options. But you are at least connected to your phone so you can check if something urgently needs your attention or if it can wait.

So overall I am happy with the product. I think it’s the best choice if you are looking for a fitness watch in your life. It’s small and classy, you can wear it with any outfit and it’s super light. Measures what it has to, only one supporting app is needed for it and it even keeps you connected to your phone. It’s a perfect option that is simple to use and convenient since you really don’t need to charge it every single day, therefore it measures with even better accuracy since you are constantly wearing it.

I would recommend this for any fitness enthusiast or anyone starting their fitness journey to guide them.

Mood Tracker Printable

Hello! I made some printables to help you track your mood throughout the year. Features include a table to mark your mood for every single day, a legend section to write the labels for the moods you include in the table, and a section to keep track of how often you felt a certain mood per month. They can also be used digitally.

Download + details here!

Don’t forget check out the other goods on my etsy shop – Everything’s under US$2.00!

Hope you enjoy the printables, and definitely let me know if you have any suggestions or concerns. Have a lovely day :)

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For September, I’m going with a minimalist tracker theme. The most basic themes always end up being my favorite.

Before I begin: sorry for my long break. I’m back and changed my profile picture (in case you have no idea who on earth you are following here) and my template… and also my header for my posts so… you know… everything.
But now let’s start. :)

This time I want to make it short, so here are 26 study tips for learning a foreign language.

1. Study every day. Even if you just study 5 minutes, that’s important for your progress. 17 minutes every day is FAR BETTER than two hours on one day of the week.
2. Learn the most important 100-300 words.
3. Use good apps/websites for your target language. Take the time to find out which apps and websites work best for you.
4. Watch movies, series and videos in your target language. If needed turn on subtitles.
5. Write a little text every day. For example a diary entry.
6. IMPORTANT: Practice speaking right from the BEGINNING!
7. Try to live your language as much as you can. You should do everything you can in your target language. Think about what you do in your native language and then try to do it in the language you want to learn.
8. Change the language on your social media websites.
9. Change the language on your smartphone.
10. Read books for children if normal books are too difficult for you.
11. Study vocabs you just can’t keep in mind with apps extra for this problem.
12. Find a chat group in your target language. More people, more fun.
13. Try to think in your target language, even if you’re quite new to it. For example learn the numbers and use your target language for counting.
14. Make a plan for learning. (Yeah that came a little bit late lol)
15. Find out which learning type you are. Seriously don’t skip this. You really, really, really should know that! It will make things so much easier!
16. Use new words as soon as you can. For example when chatting with your language exchange partner: replace every word you can with your new vocab.
17. Write a list with big and (IMPORTANT) small goals (!!!)
18. Listen to music while reading the lyrics, even if you don’t understand it.
19. Read a book and listen to the audio version of it.
20. Write a diary in your target language.
21. Talk to yourself. Who could be more interesting? :p
22. Write a list with rewards for reaching your goals.
23. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS! You will need this when hitting a plateau.
24. Search for apps/websites that are only available in your target language and use them.
25. Use a calendar with your goals and progress on it.
26. Use image search for hard vocabs. Try to get a connection to this word.
    
    Done. I hope some of these tips help you. :)
    PS: Sorry for mistakes but my new notebook marks every English word as wrong.

This time a year ago only 31,535 COVID-19 cases and 638 deaths had been reported WORLDWIDE and the pandemic was still known only as the “Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak”. Madness.